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Ban on violence against children will only apply in Islamabad, but campaigners hope rest of the country will follow suitPakistan has passed a bill banning corporal punishment for children in a move described as “historic” by rights activists.It comes a…
Read MoreAt least two people stabbed after pro-junta demonstrators march through central YangonSupporters of Myanmar’s military armed with iron rods, catapults and knives have attacked anti-coup protesters in Yangon after weeks of rallies calling for the return…
Read MoreVillages in southern Afghanistan have become frontline of conflict as peace talks stall and uncertainty surrounds US withdrawalThe people who lived in Spairwan village spent two days huddled in their homes, besieged by fighting, before the Taliban came…
Read MoreCivil rights groups say situation ‘getting worse on a daily basis’ as UN human rights chief expresses alarm over deepening impunitySri Lanka could descend swiftly back into violence and human rights abuses unless decisive international action is taken,…
Read MoreStudios report surge in requests for tattoos of the deposed civilian leader – and some are using their profits to support protesters In the last three weeks, Ye, 37, has inked more images of Aung San Suu Kyi than throughout his 19 years of tattooing.“W…
Read MoreFleeing to Kyrgyzstan in the 1960s, communities established mosques and villages but the local leaders, or dzhigit-beshchis, are a dying breedDzhigit-beshchi is the name Uighur people in Kyrgyzstan give to the leader they elect for their mahallah – or …
Read MoreGrocery store worker Mya Thwate Thwate Khaing, 20, is the first protest fatality since military took control in coup two weeks agoA woman who was shot in the head by police during protests in Myanmar last week has died – the first protest fatality sinc…
Read MoreActivists warn new anti-trafficking law requiring permission from families to travel is evidence of ‘deep-rooted patriarchal mindset’A proposed law in Nepal that would ban women from travelling abroad without permission from their families and local go…
Read MoreProtesters march in Yangon, a day after Aung San Suu Kyi makes videolink appearance to face fresh charge Thousands of people have taken to the streets of Myanmar’s main city Yangon on Wednesday morning to voice their anger against the coup, after a fre…
Read MoreHundreds married to men who travelled to Pakistan for militant training now find themselves statelessUnder dark skies in Kashmir’s heavily militarised town of Kupwara, Saira Javed mournfully recalled her happy childhood.Recounting her early life in Kar…
Read MoreVaccines also exempt from price caps in divisive move that health experts fear will deepen inequalityCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coveragePakistan will allow private companies to import coronavirus vaccines and has exempted the v…
Read MoreSince the coup, people in Yangon have been patrolling the streets to protect neighbours from overnight military raids and criminalsSitting next to a makeshift barricade of bamboo and recycled metal, Aung Than, 30, a tour operator, says he is ready to d…
Read MoreWhile Aung San Suu Kyi defended a genocidal campaign against the Muslim minority, refugees fear military rule will end dreams of a return homeFor the Rohingya Muslims of Myanmar, news of the fall of Aung San Suu Kyi after the military coup was bittersw…
Read MoreAdar Poonawalla, chief executive of the Serum Institute of India, on vaccines, regulation and what comes nextCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageAdar Poonawalla, 40, is the chief executive of the Serum Institute of India (SII), …
Read MoreSupreme court ruling welcomed by rights activists who say it opens the way to broader prison reformsIn a landmark decision, Pakistan’s supreme court ruled this week that prisoners with serious mental health problems cannot be executed for their crimes….
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